better than

More than, larger in amount or greater in rate, as in My new car can do better than 100 miles an hour , or The new plan will cut better than 15 percent of costs . Some authorities consider this usage colloquial and advise that it be avoided in formal writing. [Late 1500s] Also see better half , def. 1.
Superior to, as in He's no better than Tom at writing a memo . [9th century]

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Second basmean Nate Lopez and shortstop Diego Velazquez, a USC commit, both are hitting better than .400.

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Her research found that a model did moderately better than outreach workers at predicting.

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Perhaps nothing captures Trump’s authoritarian agenda better than ICE’s illegal kidnapping and disappearing of hundreds of people or DOGE’s firings or dismissals of some 250,000 federal workers – all without any due process of law.

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To the degree that people regard the United States as something a little bit better than your standard arms-heavy empire keen on conquering the world, it’s because of the food, medicine, rescue workers, construction vehicles, and so forth, all emblazoned with the American flag.

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"Are there really that many forwards in the world better than Lautaro – someone who can be a goalscorer and a leader, decisive on the pitch and a true team player off it?" asked La Gazzetta dello Sport after Inter knocked Bayern Munich out of the Champions League.

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